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10 28, 2023

Our Supreme Court series concludes with Earl Warren lecture

By |2023-10-23T15:32:37-04:00October 28, 2023|

Dr. John Foster concludes this year’s series on Supreme Court justices with an examination of Earl Warren — both the man and his jurisprudence.

The cases decided by Warren’s court are some of the best known in American history:

  • Brown v. Board of Education
  • Miranda v. Arizona
  • Virgina v. Loving

And Warren is as fascinating as a person. He had a sense of fairness so unwavering that he opted to let his father’s suspected murderers go free instead of violating it. Yet he supported internment during World War II.

Discover more during Dr. Foster’s lecture!

Previous lectures in this series focused on Chief Justice John Marshal, The Great Dissenter, John Marshal Harlan, and Oliver Wendell Holmes. All can be watched in their entirety on our YouTube channel.

In addition to being a reference librarian, Foster has a doctorate degree in history. He has taught history at both high school and college levels. Previously, he has led series on the Battles of World War II, the Cold War, the American Revolution, The Vietnam Wars, and US Presidents of the 20th Century at the library.

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10 27, 2023

Explore ‘Lost Ghost Stories of Cleveland’

By |2023-10-26T13:47:16-04:00October 27, 2023|

Investigative historian William Krejci discusses his newest book, “Lost Ghost Stories from Cleveland.” He researched 31 ghost stories from Cuyahoga County’s past that haven’t been reported on in a decade. Discover:

  • how Krejci finds and researches century-old ghost stories
  • Krejci’s own ghost story from when he lived in the Franklin Castle
  • how Krejci’s mother taught him the basics of historical research.

Krejci is a local author who specializes in haunted history. He’s written Ghosts and Legends of Northeast Ohio, Haunted Put-in-Bay, and Buried Beneath Cleveland: Lost Cemeteries of Cuyahoga County.

For more from Krejci, visit our YouTube channel for an exclusive interview.

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10 25, 2023

Meet Us in the Garden: Houseplant Care

By |2023-10-11T16:25:03-04:00October 25, 2023|

Lake County Master Gardener Susan Cowling explains how to optimize your water, light, temperature, humidity, and fertilization for houseplants.

Don’t stress if you’ve struggled to this point! Taking care of houseplants is difficult. As Susan reminds us, There’s no such thing as houseplants — only plants that we’ve moved indoors.

You can visit our YouTube channel for more gardening and horticulture programs.

Two more tips for any gardeners out there:

  1. Did you know that you can get free veggie, flower, and herb seeds from our Seed Library? Check out our collection  the next time you visit our Main Branch. Borrow up to 15 packets of seeds per season.
  2. You should also check out the special collection from Holden Forests & Gardens’ Corning Library available at our Main Branch. In addition to a gorgeous arboretum in Kirtland, Holden also has a spectacular collection of gardening, horticulture, environmental and botany books at Corning Library within its arboretum. Dozens of Corning Library’s books are now available to borrow at our Main Branch. Thanks to a partnership between libraries, you can use your cards to check out books from this special collection. Our typical lending rules apply.
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10 21, 2023

The Civil War: Veterans’ Physical, Mental & Emotional Wounds

By |2023-10-11T15:21:23-04:00October 21, 2023|

Our friends and neighbors from James A. Garfield National Historic Site discuss the physical, mental, and emotional wounds that the veterans of the US Civil War experienced.

This talk is part of a monthly series on the leaders and legacies of the Civil War that is hosted by the James A. Garfield National Historic Site and Mentor Public Library. Several talks in this series can be viewed online in their entirety including:

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10 18, 2023

Explore the Sinking of The Bismarck

By |2023-10-10T16:04:15-04:00October 18, 2023|

Dr. John Foster revisits one of the most harrowing and crucial episodes in World War II: the chase and sinking of the German battleship Bismarck.

Discover how the Bismarck sank the HMS Hood and how the British Royal Navy located and bombarded the largest battleship Germany ever built.

Finally, Foster will explain how the sinking of the Bismarck was — without either side realizing it — the end of an era in naval warfare.

In addition to being a reference librarian, Foster has a doctorate degree in history. He has taught history at both high school and college levels. Previously, he has led series on the Battles of World War II, the Cold War, the American Revolution, The Vietnam Wars, and US Presidents of the 20th Century at the library.

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